The reason the cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth ... that maximum running speed is constrained both by how fast muscles contract, as well as by how much they can shorten during a ...

Lions are more powerful than cheetahs, but not as fast on their feet. Both cheetahs and lions have about 20% more powerful muscles, 37% greater acceleration and 72% greater deceleration capacity ...

Scientists have discovered a sweet spot in animals that explains why fast moving animals like the cheetah can reach such high ...

The YouTube video demonstrates how the average human is in a completely different league to two of the fastest beings on the ...

They're the sprinters of the animal world - cheetahs on land, falcons in the air and marlins in the sea. But, why are they so fast when bigger, more muscular animals might be expected to outpace them?

Even though they are taller than many other cats, measuring up to 94cm high at the shoulder, cheetahs are technically not a ‘big cat’. Unlike lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars, who are part of ...